Newcastle United are now reportedly facing competition from Southampton for Wylan Cyprien. L’Equipe reported in September that Newcastle are interested in signing Cyprien from Nice in the summer transfer window. However, The Sun has now claimed that the Magpies’ Premier League rivals Southampton are considering making a move for the attacking midfielder. It has been reported by the British tabloid that the Saints want to sign the 25-year-old attacking midfielder on loan, but they also have an alternative in Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek. It now remains to be seen which club the attacking midfielder joins before the summer transfer window closes on Monday. Southampton and Newcastle both are big and established clubs in the Premier League. Stats According to WhoScored, Cyprien made 2...
Aston Villa could suffer a blow in their reported quest to sign Wylan Cyprien from Nice in the summer transfer window. According to Footmercato, Villa have made a bid of a bid of €17.5 million (£15.97 million) for the attacking midfielder. The report in the French news outlet, though, did not state whether or not Nice would accept the bid from the Premier League club. Le10Sport has claimed that Bordeaux are also interested in the 25-year-old, and that is where the former France Under-21 international wants to be at most. The report has stated that Cyprien prefers a move to Bordeaux to a switch to Villa. Blow for Aston Villa? Of course, if Bordeaux offer more than Villa, then Nice are going to sell Cyprien to their Ligue 1 rivals. However, at this point, it does seem that Bordeaux have made...